Industry Percent of Employed Students(1) Number of Employed Students(1) Minimum Salary(2) Maximum Salary(2) Median Salary(2) Median Sign-on(2,3)
Accounting 0.6% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Advertising/Marketing Services/Communications 0.6% 2 Insufficient Data(2) 
Construction
0.9% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Consulting 11.0% 37 $100,000 $250,000 $180,000 $30,000
Consumer Products 3.3% 11 $110,000 $190,000 $143,500 Insufficient Data(2)

Consumer Goods

0.6% 2 Insufficient Data(2)

Food/Beverage/Tobacco

2.7% 9 $110,000 $190,000 $140,000 Insufficient Data(2)
Education 3.9% 13 $55,000 $185,000 $125,000  $7,500
Energy 3.3% 11 Insufficient Data(2)

Clean Tech/Renewables

0.9% 3 Insufficient Data(2)

Oil & Gas

2.1% 7 Insufficient Data(2)

Utilities

0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2) 
Financial Services 27.5% 92 $100,000 $350,000  $173,000  $50,000

Commercial Banking

0.3%  Insufficient Data(2) 

Diversified Financial Services

8.7% 29 $113,000
$225,000  $175,000  $47,500

Hedge Funds 

1.2% 4 $125,000  $260,000 $192,500 $25,000

Insurance

2.1% 7 $130,000
$243,000 $145,000 $45,000

Investment Banking/Brokerage

6.0% 20 $120,000 $250,000 $175,000 $50,000

Investment Management/Research

5.7% 19 $110,000 $185,000 $150,000 $10,000

Private Equity

2.7% 9 $100,000
$350,000 $190,000 $25,000

Venture Capital

0.9% 3 Insufficient Data(2)
Government 1.8% Insufficient Data(2)

Federal

1.2% 4 Insufficient Data(2)

State & Local

0.6% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Healthcare 9.6% 32 Insufficient Data(2)

Healthcare Products/Medical Devices

3.3% 11 $102,000
 $220,000 $136,000 $5,000

Healthtech/Telemedicine

0.3% 1 Insufficient Data(2)

Pharmaceutical Products

1.2% 4 Insufficient Data(2)

Healthcare - Services

4.8% 16 Insufficient Data(2)
Manufacturing 4.8% 16 Insufficient Data(2)

         Chemicals/Plastics

0.6% 2 Insufficient Data(2)

         Manufacturing 

4.2% 14  $145,000 $215,000 $181,000 $17,500
Non-Profit 1.2% 4 Insufficient Data(2)
Real Estate 3.6% 12 Insufficient Data(2)
Retail 0.6% 2 Insufficient Data(2)
Technology 19.4% 65 $70,000 $268,000 $165,000 $57,000

eCommerce and Internet

8.7% 29 $119,300 $252,000 $160,500 $33,500

Financial Technology

0.9% 3 Insufficient Data(2)

Hardware

1.8% 6 $70,000
$268,000 $120,000 $62,000
 SemiConductors 0.6% Insufficient Data(2)

Software

5.1% 17 $120,000 $255,000  $182,000 $120,000

Technology Services

1.5% 5 $120,000 $160,000  $139,100  Insufficient Data(2) 

Telecommunications 

0.9% 3 Insufficient Data(2   
Travel and Transportation  5.7%  19  $100,000  $175,000  $116,710  $20,000 
Aerospace/Aviation  0.9%  Insufficient Data(2)
Automotive/Transportation Equipment  3.6%  12  $100,000  $175,000  $118,420  $30,000 
Transportation Services  1.2%  $100,000  $150,000  $105,000  Insufficient Data(2) 
Other 2.4% 8 Insufficient Data(2)
All 100.0% 335 $55,000 $650,000 $163,000 $30,000
  1. Of the 370 graduates with employment information available, 335 had employment statuses that allowed for more detailed analysis of employment data. Of these, 55% of positions included salary information.  The function, industry, and location statistics throughout this report are based on the responses of those 335 graduates. 
  2. Compensation information is self-reported.  Insufficient Data indicates that fewer than 1% of the graduates reported employment and/or less than 50% with salary information in a given industry.
  3. Overall, 14% of graduates reported receiving a sign-on bonus. Sign-on bonus is also listed by industry if more than 50% of the jobs in that industry reported a bonus.

Source for all data: 2024 Evening MBA and Weekend MBA Employment Report

About the Data

When Evening MBA and Weekend MBA students choose to leverage their MBA for a career change varies. To account for this, the report tracks career changes four months prior to and four months following graduation.

The 2024 Employment Report had a 97.4 percent response rate. Among respondents, 35.5% percent reported that they were not seeking a career change and stayed in their current position or left the workforce.


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